The high school minicamp that USA Basketball hosts over Final Four weekend is one of the nicest port of the event. This year’s camp was no different, with a large number of the best playe
25, 2026, and 2027 traveling to the desert to participate. We wanted to examine some of the standouts class by class after spending a few days to process what we could oionsb
rs from the classes of 20serve.We will start with the class where big guy Xavion Staton proved that his midwinter rankings rise was no accident, and he tops the 2025 group that caught on because of the depth of quality.
STATON PROVES RANKINGS BUMP WAS NO FLUKE
Xavion Staton truly grabbed our notice during USA Basketball’s camp in Colorado Springs last autumn. Although we had previously seen the big man from Las Vegas, Nevada, Sierra Vista, who could block shots, in the spring of 2023, his performance at USAB, along with subsequent strong performances at the Border League and the Tarkanian Classic during the high school season, helped propel him into the national spotlight and into the 2025 Top-150 with great force. He finished the most recent update to the 247Sports rankings at No. 21 overall.
Without a doubt, Staton still needs to gain a lot of strength and is a raw offensive player, but he showed in Phoenix that his quick ascent to prominence was well-deserved and that he still has a lot of opportunity to develop. Throughout the entire weekend, his superior instincts as a rim runner, shot blocker, rebounder, and lob finisher were evident. Because of his ability to communicate, a number of NBA scouts saw him and told us that, in the long run, they believed he might have the greatest ceiling of any big man in the 2025 class. As of right now, he has offers from numerous schools, including Arizona State, Auburn, California, Creighton, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Memphis, Missouri, San Diego State, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, ULNV, and Virginia.
Staton wasn’t the only big man in attendance to enjoy a successful weekend; other players that grabbed notice were four-star prospects Chris Cenac, John Clark, Niko Bundalo, Nigel Walls, and Jaden Toombs. It was encouraging to watch Cenac, a big man with live body and some developing perimeter skills, try more to play in the lane, around the basket, and with his talents defensively. Clark is a lean post with great running ability. He still needs to work on his strength and skill set, but his quickness, motor, and capacity to get off the ground more quickly than his opponents really stood out.
In order to get on the inside and spice things up, Bundalo is beginning to add some much-needed muscle. He also did a good job of integrating his ability to face the rim with more urgency. Walls can outrun almost anyone, is making progress with the ball and is far more confident than he was a year ago, even if he is still fairly slim and has a ways to go before he gets to college. There is something to be said about Toombs’ dependability, even though his unusual athleticism and dominant stature aren’t likely to excite anyone. He will play hard, performs well on the glass, and makes a few medium-range jumpers but not many.